Dante's Vision and the Circle of Knowledge

by Giuseppe Mazzotta

Book Overview

In a masterly synthesis of historical and literary analysis, Giuseppe Mazzotta shows how medieval knowledge systems--the cycle of the liberal arts, ethics, politics, and theology--interacted with poetry and elevated the Divine Comedy to a central position in shaping all other forms of discursive knowledge. To trace the circle of Dante's intellectual concerns, Mazzotta examines the structure and aims of medieval encyclopedias, especially in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691608539
• ISBN13: 9780691608532
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"